The next Agricultural Census will be brought forward to 2001. The main reasons for this decision were to reduce the time frame since the last census and to enable the Population Census and Agricultural Census data for small areas to be collected in the same reference year. A national user forum will be held in October to prioritise the content of the Census form. For further information contact Helen Gardiner on (02) 9268 4562, email helen.gardiner@abs.gov.au.